The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Just like that, it was decided that Yun Xiaoshi would stay over at Lanni's apartment. 

"Why are you sulking?" Lanni laughed at Xiehan's pouty expression.

"Who is sulking? I'm not sulking." He denied, even though it was evident on his face. Lanni stifled a laugh. He couldn't be jealous, right? But Xiaoshi was a woman and that too, his cousin. 

"I'm going to check on the food." Lanni stood to go to the kitchen. "Xiaoshi, do you want to come with me?" 

"Of course!" The girl agreed cheerfully. She would be glared to death if she stayed with her cousin anyway. 

The girls chatted about all sorts of topics as they cooked, and they realized that they had a lot in common; they had similar tastes in music, watched the same movies and even followed the same stars. Hence, they got along so naturally that one would think they had known each other for years. 

"Why don't we watch a movie later? Many awesome movies have been released lately; you can use this chance to relax." Lanni suggested as she prepared the ingredients for dessert. 

"I thought you would never ask!" Xiaoshi was excited. "I saw several awesome trailers, we can go to watch any time when you are free." 

"Then let's go this evening. Do you want Xiehan to come along?" 

"Does he have to? He will end up being a third wheel." Xiaoshi joked, then laughed at the thought of her cousin's expression if he knew what they were planning. "We should invite him too. Otherwise, I will get shoved into the first flight to Australia for stealing someone's girlfriend." 

They both burst into laughter as they mimicked Xiehan's threatening tone at the airport. 

"Speaking of which, do you not want to go home?" Lanni asked curiously, wondering how come it could be used as a threat. 

In response, Xiaoshi sighed like her life had been drained out of her body. "Who wants to go back? The last time I was home, mother forbade me from travelling around and I had to use up my wits to get away. I will not go back unless I find a prince charming to fall in love with and bring back home." 

Regarding the young lady's views of life, Lanni was speechless.

… 

They set the dining table and the three of them ate their lunch amid their chatter. When they were done, the girls sat on the couch in the living room to watch a drama. However, Xiaoshi kept yawning in exhaustion. Hence, Lanni showed her to the guest room and let her take a nap. 

"You finally realize that you have a boyfriend." Xiehan harrumphed in complaint when Lanni returned to the living room. 

She plastered herself next to him with a giggle. "Are you jealous? But Xiaoshi is a girl." 

He pulled her onto his lap and hugged her, resting his head on her shoulder. "How can I be jealous? On the contrary, I am happy." 

After all, Xiaoshi was no different from a younger sister to him. Growing up, she liked to cling to him whenever an opportunity presented itself—which was quite similar to Ji Feifei's character. The only difference was that unlike his useless sister, he was not repulsed by Xiaoshi and indulged her.

He had been scared that just like Ji Feifei, Xiaoshi would hate Lanni for taking away her cousin's affection (and whatever other insane reasons the former had for hating Lanni.)

Seeing that they were getting along like long-term friends, he was relieved. Indeed, Xiaoshi was a much better person than his biological sister. He had not pampered her for nothing.

Lanni was currently thinking of the same thing. "How is Xiaoshi so cute? Gene mutation?" They were all from the same family, right?

"It depends on who brought her up." Xiehan rubbed his nose. He didn't want to say anything against his parents either, but some facts were just too evident. 

She chuckled at his response. "Speaking of which, we are going to watch a movie this evening. Do you want to come along?" 

Xiehan remained silent for a while. 

"Did you have other plans already?" She guessed from his silence. 

"Xingyu called Lin Jian and me out for drinks. But if my girlfriend wants me to accompany her, of course I will ditch the men and follow you." 

Lanni tittered. Poor Xingyu. "It's alright. Xingyu has undergone a wild roller coaster of emotions recently and probably needs support from his friends. How about you go have a drink with him? We can watch another movie together some other time." 

When he didn't speak for a while, she turned to face him, only to be met with a pair of complaining eyes. He looked like he really wished he could divide himself into half so that one piece accompanied Lanni and Xiaoshi while the other went out with the men. 

She laughed at his expression. "Be good. How about I reward you with a kiss?" 

He held the back of her head and kissed her passionately. "You must be careful, okay? I would never forgive myself if anything happened to you or Xiaoshi." 

"We will. It's just watching a movie." She laughed. 

"If anything happens, give me a call." He nagged. 

"Got it." 

"Don't slip away from your bodyguards." 

"I understand." Not that she was ever planning to slip away after what happened the last time she did. 

"Don't get back home too late." 

"Sure." 

"Give me a call when you get back home." 

"Mmh." 

After another string of nagging, Lanni finally managed to slip off his lap and go to make preparations. 

She made a call to the nearest movie theater which also happened to be one of the best ones in the city. After selecting a movie, she booked the tickets for the 8 pm time slot . 

When that was settled, she wondered what Luna would be doing all night since Xingyu would be busy having drinks with the men. Besides, she was curious about how she and Xingyu have been getting along since she confessed. 

After thinking it through, she decided to make a call. 

"Sis!" Luna sounded jubilant. 

Lanni raised an eyebrow. "Uh… did something good happen?" 

"Of course! I'm with the love of my life now. How can there be a shortage of good things happening?" Luna bragged. 

Lanni was suddenly stuffed with unexpected dog food.